Quakers use "You" now, like everybody else. Some, from meetings around Fritchley in Derbyshire, continued the usage into the 1970s and wore formal "old" quaker costumes too. In the early 70s, though, the few who were left rejioned the main body of the Society.

Well, most of who left, perhaps... but you cannot know for sure that all do... Our own 'Catter InOBU (Larry)-- unless he's been pulling our collective legs all this time ;-) -- continues to use 'thee' and 'thou' on occasion, as well as wear the old plain clothes.

It's not the path I ever took as a Quaker, since I thought the philosophy of such habits was not to call attention to the individual as an ego.... But if that is the call the Spirit and his Conscience gave him, I'll not be the one to say "Nay".

One thing I did acquire from my mother was a strong aversion to gross generalization, particalurly of those with whom you do not identify... (another pronoun gripe coming up). She'd say to me:

:::Drum Roll:::

"They is a four-letter word!"

PS. Larry, I still love the idea of you meeting that "gaggle" of teens from Falwell's Camp at your door in plain Quaker garb, and giving your speach with all the thee's and thy's in place... I keep visualizing them looking behind you, to see if Uncle Ben and Aunt Jamima will show up (!) ;-)